Asylum’s annual anniversary cigar has begun shipping to stores.

The Asylum 8, a two-vitola limited edition, is now shipping. The blend is a Honduran puro, made at the El Aladino factory in Danlí.

  • Asylum 8 7 x 70 — $25 (Box of 20, $500)
  • Asylum 8 11/18 (6 x 48/54/48) — $20 (Box of 20, $400)

Like last year’s Asylum Seven, each cigar comes packed in coffins. The plan is to release a new cigar with a new number every year. Those releases should come in the spring, but this year’s release was delayed due to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.

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I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.